Took the Empulse R to the Smokies, including Tail of the Dragon

[roma258]

I trailered my 2014 Empulse R about 1600 miles combined there and back to Little Switzerland, NC, Asheville, NC and finally Robbinsville, NC to ride some of the choicest twisties on the East Coast. Combined I rode about 230 miles in 4 days. All killer, almost no filler.

The trailer setup:


Overlooking Blue Ridge Parkway.


Recharging for the next day:


Longest ride was about 75 miles with a re-charge along the way, brought the charger just in case


Ended up re-charging at a community college, fast charger worked great!


Finally made it to the Dragon!


Killboy had a fast charger too, definitely needed after getting my runs in


Speaking of Killboy, a few action shots:




I might try to put some words together about the whole experience, but figure I'd share some pics in the meantime

[kingcharles]

Nice Volkswagen
Is it a Diesel?

[roma258]

Nice Volkswagen
Is it a Diesel?

Yup, 36 mpg with a fully loaded car and towing a bike 

[Shinysideup]

Thanks for the pics. Looks like great roads!

[Consultec]

Nice pictures..


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[roma258]

Thanks guys, here's the video:

[kingcharles]

Looks like you gave the Empulse a good workout.
I was always told that there were only straight roads in the USA, but these are real corners!

[roma258]

Looks like you gave the Empulse a good workout.
I was always told that there were only straight roads in the USA, but these are real corners!

USA is a big country with lots of great roads, and lots of straight boring ones too

[Shinysideup]

I was envious of the light traffic and the courteous drivers.

[roma258]

I was envious of the light traffic and the courteous drivers.

Riding late in the day on a weekday helped a lot in both respects.